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No Man Ever Spake As Christ Spake "The officers answered, Never man spake like this Man" (Joh_7:46). Once more we have three things to say of our Lord Jesus Christ, as we compare His words to the words of men. 1. No man ever spoke the Truth as He spoke it. On one occasion Christ … Continue reading “1242. No Man Ever Spake As Christ Spake”

"What Think Ye of Christ?" Mat_22:34-46 NO MAN EVER WAS BORN as Christ was Born (Isa_7:14). NO MAN EVER LIVED as Christ Lived (Joh_8:46). NO MAN EVER SPAKE as Christ Spake (Joh_7:46). NO MAN EVER WROUGHT as Christ Wrought (Joh_15:24). NO MAN EVER CLAIMED what Christ Claimed (Joh_16:28) NO MAN EVER UNDERTOOK what Christ Undertook … Continue reading “1239. "What Think Ye of Christ?"”

No Man Was Ever Born As Christ Was Born "Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel" (Isa_7:14). There is a fourfold sense in which the birth of Christ is distinct from that of any other man. 1. His … Continue reading “1240. No Man Was Ever Born As Christ Was Born”

The New Creation Is Aligned to the Cross of Christ "But far be it from me to glory, save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world hath been crucified unto me, and I unto the world" (Gal_6:14, A. S. V.). In the 5th chapter of Galatians, studied in the preceding … Continue reading “1238. The New Creation Is Aligned to the Cross of Christ”

Circumcision and Uncircumcision Can Not Create the New Creature, and Therefore They Are Not Anything "Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And He said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged" (Luk_6:43, A. S. V.). 1. Nothing apart from regeneration is anything. Even baptism and the Lord's Supper, singing … Continue reading “1236. Circumcision and Uncircumcision Can Not Create the New Creature, and Therefore They…”

A New Creation the All-Important Thing "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (Joh_3:6, A. S. V.). The Lord Jesus Christ, with one sweep of His Divine pen, has said that circumcision and uncircumcision can not avail anything; He has put them both … Continue reading “1237. A New Creation the All-Important Thing”

Uncircumcision Is Not Anything "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature" (Gal_6:15). 1. Uncircumcision stands for the Gentile and everything religious that relates to him. The Gentile was never reckoned nationally, as a people separated unto God. They stood more for the satan-dominated world; the world that … Continue reading “1234. Uncircumcision Is Not Anything”

Circumcision and Uncircumcision Are Contrary to the Church, God's New Creation "As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the Cross of Christ" (Gal_6:12, A. S. V.). There is no compatibility, no fellowship, no parallel path between … Continue reading “1235. Circumcision and Uncircumcision Are Contrary to the Church, God's New Creation”

Where the New Creature Is All in All The present world is divided into three classes, according to the Word of God. There is Jew and Gentile and the Church of God. The Jew and the Gentile are both under sin. By the Jew we mean particularly Abraham's seed through Isaac, known as Israel. In … Continue reading “1232. Where the New Creature Is All in All”

Circumcision Is Not Anything "For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature" (Gal_6:15, A. S. V.). We have already suggested the difference between the significance of circumcision and uncircumcision. They stand, respectively for Jew and Gentile. We want to emphasize four distinct things for which circumcision stands. 1. Circumcision stands for the … Continue reading “1233. Circumcision Is Not Anything”